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German beer brand Krombacher "was the highest-paying advertiser during the '16 F1 season on German free-to-air TV channel RTL," according to Kathrin Hartmann of SPONSORs. The sports business magazine and media and marketing consulting company Ebiquity Germany analyzed the past season. In comparison ...

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German public broadcaster ARD "recorded more than 4 million viewers for its broadcast of Germany's second game at the 2016 Men's EHF European Championships," according to Manuel Nunez Sanchez of QUOTENMETER. The handball matchup between Germany and Sweden, which started at 8:30pm, drew 3.07 million ...

A FIFA Audit & Compliance Committee spokesperson said that FIFA President Sepp Blatter "may have been banned for eight years from the game but he is still receiving his president's salary" from world football's governing body, according to Simon Evans of REUTERS. Blatter was suspended for 90 day ...

Jordanian billionaire Hasan Ismaik "took to social media to promise a new arena for 2nd Bundesliga club 1860 Munich," according to Nils Lehnebach. Ismaik, who is an investor in the German football club, posted to his Facebook account on Saturday, "We will build our own stadium, sit in our blue seats ...

An alternative engine in F1, which was slated for '17, "will not come," according to Garloff & Bach of AUTO BILD. The series' manufacturers "have reportedly presented a counter proposal." F1's alternative engine plans, which were pushed by series CEO Bernie Ecclestone and Red Bull Racing, "are e ...

BBC and BuzzFeed News on Sunday revealed secret files "exposing evidence of widespread suspected match fixing at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon," according to Simon Cox of the BBC.
Over the last decade 16 players who have ranked in the top 50 "have been repeatedly flagged to t ...

German free-to-air TV channel Sat.1 "recorded only slightly more than 1 million viewers for its broadcast of the exhibition game between Bayern Munich and Karlsruhe SC," according to Marcel Pohlig of DWDL. The game drew 1.17 million during the first half. The viewership increased to 1.41 million vie ...

Second Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue "is reportedly closing in on a new shirt sponsorship deal," according to Nils Lehnebach of SPONSORs. The club, which is currently without a shirt partner, is reportedly in negotiations with the Westminster Group. Company spokesperson Andrea Meisel: "We are in ne ...

Adidas reportedly "leads in the battle for the upcoming kit supply mandate of the German national football team," according to Gabriel Wagner of SPONSORs. German media outlet Mopo reports that adidas "has won the duel against Nike and will continue to supply the team after its current deal expires i ...

Scheduled to be released early in '16 -- initially in the U.S., Switzerland and Brazil -- the Swatch Bellamy watch "will allow the wearer to make contactless purchases worldwide," according to Syl Tang of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Swatch and Visa "are sponsors of this summer’s Rio Olympics and plan ...

Elec­tric vehi­cles brand Etropolis did not renew its naming-rights sponsorship of the racetrack in Oschersleben, according to Henning Eberhardt of SPONSORs. Etropolis, which is part of the Sig Solar Group, decided to let its sponsorship run out at the end of '15. The racetrack, which, among other r ...